2017 Archive

What should South African creative directors do to make a change beyond advertising?

Design News • 9 Nov 17

Net#work BBDO’s Mike Schalit and Emma Strydom gathered insights from 30 creative directors to answer this question. >
Thebe Magugu comments on gender expectation and domesticity in latest fashion collection

Design News • 14 Nov 17

“There is a subversive beauty made from the very difficulty this season's woman experiences in today’s socio-political climate," says the fashion designer. >
Cape Town is the first city in Africa to be named a UNESCO City of Design

Design News • 14 Nov 17

The Cape joins 180 cities in 72 countries committed to the promotion and development of innovation and creativity. >
On visibility, social housing, and weaponising sound

Design News • 16 Nov 17

Antenna was not only a stage to spread ideas. These young people challenged convention. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | November 2017

Design News • 17 Nov 17

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Design is all-encompassing but is it always all-inclusive?

Design News • 20 Nov 17

Hidden Women of Design is a series of talks committed to encouraging and supporting female designers. >
No Photoshop here – these eerie figures were carved entirely by hand

Design News • 21 Nov 17

"Great art stops you and holds you in its grasp for a while. It takes you out of your timeline and into its own space," says sculptor Paul Kaptein. >
How tech hopes to improve the lives of fishermen in South Africa

Design News • 22 Nov 17

ABALOBI is designed to manage small-scale fisheries in the face of climate change. >
Award-winning South African film shows that surfing is more than just a pastime

Design News • 22 Nov 17

It's a dramatic foray into the life of drug-plagued youth who find redemption and happiness in the sea. >
6 artists we loved at the AKAA 2017

Design News • 23 Nov 17

The Also Known As Africa Art Fair (AKAA) brings together contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora. >
Used boxes designed to make toys for displaced children

Design News • 24 Nov 17

Toys, fun and play are basic needs for children. One designer is making sure it reaches disaster-stricken areas. >
A problem solving game console to educate the next generation of brainy nerds

Design News • 29 Nov 17

Seebox was uniquely designed with engineering education in mind. >
Ethiopian tech developers found a novel way to tackle waste management

Design News • 30 Nov 17

Their design relies on an ultrasonic sensor that is integrated on top of the dustbin to measure how close the waste is relative to the cover on top. >
Cole Ndelu's arresting work tackles collective memory and the portrayal of black bodies

Design News • 30 Nov 17

The Durban-based artist and photographer challenges representation with her disruptive imagery. >
What craft lies behind image-making?

Next Generation • Duration: 00:08:00 • 30 Nov 17

MIT's Lucy Liu talks about their project that interrogates the work of one image maker per issue. >
#ArchForArch 1: Is democracy a design project?

Design News • Duration: 00:02:13 • 1 Dec 17

Design Indaba and Liberty partnered on the series to tell the story of the man behind the Arch For Arch monument in Cape Town. >
Take a look at SAM, the machine that makes and sells its own cola

Next Generation • Duration: 00:11:06 • 1 Dec 17

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Marie Caye presents a contrarian view to the ever-present notion that creativity should be human-centric. >
Exploring nutmeg's connection to Dutch colonial history and fashion

Next Generation • Duration: 00:10:12 • 1 Dec 17

Royal College of Art graduate Marta Velasco Velasco presented a concise history lesson on the spice trade and textile industry of the colonial world. >
Creating local employment in Mexico with a new sustainable material

Next Generation • Duration: 00:15:48 • 1 Dec 17

Designer Fernando Laposse is reviving an embattled farming process to offer Mexico an alternative livelihood. >
Where product design and conservationism meet

Next Generation • Duration: 00:10:11 • 1 Dec 17

University of Applied Arts graduate Alexandra sees no boundaries between politics, culture and technology as she designs the Menu from the new Wild. >
An impactful project inspired by the designer's own experience recovering in hospital

Next Generation • Duration: 00:10:42 • 1 Dec 17

Alissa Rees is reinventing the IV pole often used in hospitals for a more dynamic, dignified experience. >
#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy

Design News • Duration: 00:02:00 • 2 Dec 17

In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa. >
#ArchForArch 3: The value of our South African Constitution

Design News • Duration: 00:01:58 • 3 Dec 17

The third episode takes us to Constitution Hill, the site of the highest court in South Africa. >
Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals

Next Generation • Duration: 00:09:41 • 4 Dec 17

Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing. >

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